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Not surprisingly, Eastwood SOLD OUT of the initial March 2012 release of their Bass VI model in the first week of availability. The good news is they are back in stock this week, and can be yours for only $649 plus shipping. All orders in the month of May will receive a free Green Room [...]

Eastwood Celebrity Sightings: Sami Yaffa, Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Michael Molenda, Nessie Doss, Dennys Iuras, Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma, Kepi Ghoulie, Devin Hoff, Tippi, Jimmy Vivino, Lex Price, Rob McNelley, Miles Holmwood

Mason does it again with some great playing and a quick history lesson on the Airline RS-II. Enjoy the show!

EKO was an Italian manufacturer located in Recanati, Italy. Their products include classical guitars, 12-string guitars, arch top guitars, electric guitars and acoustic bass guitars. EKO guitars gained high popularity during the rock’n'roll craze of 1960s, becoming the largest guitar exporter in Europe. Their electric models were often highly ornamented with pearl, featured 3 or 4 pickups and recognizable “rocker” switches for pickup selection. The acoustic models were popular in country and folk rock bands of the late ’60s.

Eastwood has released a new version of their top-selling Classic 12 guitars in White with Gold hardware. Special price of $499 will remain in place for the next 2 weeks, the price increases to $549 on April 15th, 2012. Custom hardshell case is also available for $99.

We have been forced this week to make an ammendment to the popular, “GAS Rule Book”. After referring to Rule #23: “Never Ever Tell Your Spouse”, we followup with Rule #23b: “Never Ever Use Your Wife’s Ebay Account to Buy a Guitar”. I know it might seem obvious to most people, but after receiveing the following message yesterday, I thought it would be prudent to pass this along to my fellow GAS addicts. Read and learn.

Lots of people are getting their music out there on YouTube these days. If you put up something creative – featuring Eastwood or Airline guitars – we will give you a shout out in our monthly newsletter. Here are the latest ones…

Eastwood has built a new version of its best selling Classic 6 guitar, introducing the Classic 6 DLX Greenburst. Initial production will have only 20 guitars in this color/configuration and will be available to ship to you on March 28th, 2012.

The Charvel Surfcaster surfaced in the early 1990s, and it was manufactured from 1991 to 2005 by the Charvel/Jackson guitar company. It was never very popular in terms of sales, but was considered a boutique style guitar and those who like them, like them a lot, like me!

This cherryburst Rangemaster Model 109R Goya guitar was made by the “Polverini Brothers” of Italy (not by EKO as previously thought) in the late 1960′s. The multi control panels that were common with Italian instruments from that era, include a master volume next to three tone options, low, medium and high. The upper controls are for pickup selection, as the pickups are split into 3+3 x 2. So the controls are: 1+2, 1+4, 2+3, 3+4, off. Pretty cool!